What does it now mean to call yourself European? Who makes up this population of 750 million, sprawled from Ireland to Ukraine, from Sweden to Turkey? Who has always called it home, and who has newly arrived from elsewhere? ... Zobraziť viac
Why bother refuting your opponents, when you can just take away their platform or career? ... Zobraziť viac
Part of the TED series: The Boiling River This fantastical tale - which sent scores of Spanish conquistadores to their death during the great age of discovery - paints an intoxicating image of shamans and spells, ... Zobraziť viac
An exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinker... Zobraziť viac
In 1993 the esteemed journal FOREIGN AFFAIRS published an article entitled "The Clash of Civilizations?" by Samuel P. Huntington. According to the journal's editors it went on to generate more discussion than anything they had published since the... Zobraziť viac
Exodus is an insightful, expert foray into the explosive issue of immigration, from Paul Collier, award-winning economist and author of The Bottom Billion Mass international migration is a response to extreme global inequality, ... Zobraziť viac
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Now, for the first time ever, discover the story of YouTube: how it started, how it works, and how it came to control our culture... Zobraziť viac
Yuval Noah Harari returns in August 2018 with a new book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. In bringing his focus to the here and now, Harari will help us to grapple with a world that is increasing ... Zobraziť viac
Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of GeographySpy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP... Zobraziť viac
With remarkable accuracy, George Friedman has forecasted coming trends in global politics, technology, population, and culture. In Flashpoints, Friedman focuses on Europe the world’s cultural and power nexus for the past five hundred years ... Zobraziť viac
In 1993 the esteemed journal FOREIGN AFFAIRS published an article entitled "The Clash of Civilizations?" by Samuel P. Huntington. According to the journal's editors it went on to generate more discussion than anything they had published since the... Zobraziť viac
From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, and the media. Invisible Women reveals how in a world built for and by men we are systematically ignoring half of the population, often with disastrous consequences... Zobraziť viac
In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded books of the last decade, ... Zobraziť viac
Knapp, prägnant, unterhaltsam: Wer die Mechanismen der Macht kennt, kommt nach oben und kann die Strategien seiner Konkurrent:innen durchschauen... Zobraziť viac
A provocative and deeply important study of women’s lives, women’s choices—and an ‘unspoken taboo’—that questions the societal pressures forcing women into motherhood... Zobraziť viac
Seventy-six per cent of British adults feel that we've become more distanced from our neighbours in the last 20 years. We are less likely than our grandparents, or even our parents, to know the names of our neighbours... Zobraziť viac
Feel empowered with your finances and discover the route to economic equality in this astonishing dissection of the gender wealth gap... Zobraziť viac
n a world that is constantly changing, understanding the world has never been more important. But by thinking in neat segments, we miss the big picture. When economists think about globalisation, they often see trade; politicians ... Zobraziť viac
From What Is to What If is the most inspiring, courageous and necessary book you will read this year; a call to action to reclaim and unleash the power of our imaginations... Zobraziť viac